Living human neurons were trained to play Doom, extending the long-running engineering benchmark into biological computing.

Researchers at Australian start-up Cortical Labs have taught human neurons grown on a chip to play the classic Doom game. In 2021, they had already used 800,000 neurons to play Pong. Now, with four ...

Scientists have visualized, for the first time, how a key sensory protein detects both cold temperatures and cooling compounds like menthol.

A biocomputer powered by lab-grown human brain cells has leveled up from Pong to Doom. While nowhere ready to handle the video game shooter’s most challenging levels, researchers at Cortical Labs in ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Webb telescope captures PMR 1 nebula 5,000 light-years away that resembles a cosmic brain, revealing how dying stars create ...

Janie Zhang is studying computer science and psychology, exploring the overlap between human behavior and artificial ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

We often stop noticing things we’ve become too accustomed to, as a side effect of our brains protecting us from sensory ...

In the cool highlands of Addis Ababa, Africa’s leaders gathered for the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Summit from February 14–15, 2026. Presidents, prime ...

The human body is truly a magnificent thing.

Havana Syndrome is a term that has been used to describe a set of bizarre symptoms that were exhibited by US diplomats and intelligence officers in Havana, Cuba, in 2016 ...